SHEFFIELD LAKE, Ohio -- Police in northeast Ohio say a man who cut a hole in a ceiling and lowered himself into a pharmacy with a television cable foiled his plan to steal drugs when he unknowingly set off a motion detector.
Sheffield Lake police Capt. Tony Campo says 32-year-old Robert Mitchell came prepared for the early Tuesday morning burglary with an extension ladder and a backpack filled with about 25 tools.
Campo says Mitchell spent a considerable amount of time drilling a hole in the roof large enough for him to slip through. Police arrived minutes after Mitchell tripped the silent alarm at about 4:30 a.m.
Campo says a surprised Mitchell was arrested inside the Rite-Aid about 20 miles west of Cleveland and charged with felony breaking and entering.
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